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#45: Ads ★★☆☆☆

September 15th, 2016 · 29 minutes

David's app income shifting to ads over time, and Overcast switching to ads.

#44: Fall Cleaning

September 8th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Ramifications of pruning very old apps from the App Store and cracking down on title-keyword spam.

#43: Pending An Apple Release

September 1st, 2016 · 29 minutes

Preparations in the final week before a major iOS release, and handling Apple requests for promotional artwork.

#42: Getting Next Year's Customers

August 25th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Lessons from Vesper's shutdown and strategies to navigate the difficult environment for paid apps today.

#41: Internationalization

August 17th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Why and how to localize and internationalize your iOS apps.

#40: Rethinking Apple Watch Apps

August 11th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Using lessons and analytics from watchOS 1 and 2 to rethink our Apple Watch apps for watchOS 3, using Overcast's app as a case study.

#39: Lightning Round 1

August 4th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Quick takes on eight topics submitted by listeners.

#38: Psychological Tricks

July 28th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Techniques often used by games to increase engagement, revenue, and addictiveness, and their potential ethical uses in our apps.

#37: Code Reuse

July 21st, 2016 · 29 minutes

Creating and managing shared code, using Git submodules effectively, and whether to open-source your libraries.

#36: Should You Release Every App?

July 14th, 2016 · 29 minutes

Pros and cons of releasing your personal utility apps, focusing mostly on Mac apps.